Crimson Anagalis was a powerful servitor of one of the Powers of Law,dedicated to the study and classification of life in all its variationsacross the multiverse. Eons ago, it succumbed to the thrill of collecting,and began to intervene in various worlds. Myriads of unique creatures wereabducted. They were held in timeless bondage in a supernaturally vastmuseum in the Crimson Dimension. When its crimes were finally discovered,Crimson Anagalis was bound by its master within a million enchanted Chainsof Sorrow, the uncountable links of which represent its victims.

To redeem itself, Crimson Anagalis acts as Patron to a network of Lawfulagents across many worlds and times. With its help, the agents releaseinnocent captives from servitude or imprisonment. For each such freedomrestored, one of its million chains shortens by one link.

Agents gain a red mark of two interlocking circles on their brow. Theymust leave a sign (a broken red chain-link) behind for every escape theyarrange, to warn slavers and captors that they cannot prevail. TheRepentant Collector frowns upon slaughter, preferring to work by subtletyand reputation: every captor who gives up what they do will shorten theChains of Sorrow by a hundred links.

Special note: Wherever Crimson Anagalis finds agents, its enemy Byvellumthe Hivemind will follow. Byvellum, a paragon of extreme Law who works forthe total destruction and overthrow of Chaos, will attempt to become a Patronof any opponents of those who follow Crimson Anagalis. His message is that themagics granted by Crimson Anagalis are focussed on deception and lies, andthat Crimson Anagalis is in fact a facade, a cunning figurehead who getsLawful beings to act Chaotically, while leaving their enemies alive tocarry on their work rather than slaying them.

The sage Velfis noted that Byvellum’s own patron spells (of wanton confusionand destruction) could themselves be regarded as sowing Chaos, and thatboth Patrons may be different facades of the same cunning power of Chaos,sowing dissension amongst the ranks of the Lawful. Velfis disappeared inmysterious circumstances shortly after pointing this out, and has not beenseen since....

Patron Taint: Freedom (see below) may be granted to some part of thecaster’s body. Roll on the Freedoms table and on the Independent Partstable.

If a part gains all four Freedoms, it becomes an independent 0 Levelcharacter, and capable of earning experience and levels in some class.

Independent Parts table. Roll d12:

1 finger from hand2 hand from arm3 arm from torso4 eye from head5 toe from foot6 foot from leg7 leg from torso8 torso from head9-12 a part which already has one or more of the Freedoms is rolled foragain on the Freedoms table. If several parts qualify, determine onerandomly. If none qualify, a random piece of clothing worn by the wizardremoves itself and runs or flies away for 10 rounds.

Freedoms: roll d61 – of movement: the body part is no longer under direct control of thecaster, who must give it verbal instructions. The part will avoiddiscomfort or pain by responding automatically. It gains Strength, Agilityand Stamina scores of its own in proportion to its size in comparison tothat of its previous owner.2 – of purpose: the body part has its own mission in life. It gains 3d6Int, Per and Luck. Use table 8-6 Sword Special Purpose or somethingappropriate to the campaign history and situation.3 – of sense: the body part gains a face and can see, hear and talk.4 – of connection: the body part can be freely removed and reattached.5 – roll twice again using d46 – all of Freedoms 1 through 4 are granted

Thanks. I'm running my first DCC campaign and needed some more patrons. If anyone's interested in the spells and Invoke Patron full details, I can post them here when I've studied how the tables work and thought out some effects.

Or if anyone has ideas on what they might expand to, I'd be very happy to hear...

If this isn't a proper Appendix N type patron, that feedback would be nice to know too, so my next one could be better.

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